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Latest News in Telecommunications

  • August 31, 2026

    AT&T Shouldn't Face Pension Risk Transfer Suit, Judge Says

    A Massachusetts federal judge said Monday that AT&T should be cut loose from a suit brought by retirees who claimed the company brokered a risky $8 billion pension annuity deal, adding that the investment manager that chose the annuity provider can't fully avoid the suit.

  • August 31, 2026

    Mass. Police Department Opposes FCC Drone Restriction

    A Massachusetts police chief is asking the Federal Communications Commission to reconsider banning people from buying foreign-made military-grade drones, saying law enforcement can use them to find missing people much quicker than human search groups.

  • August 31, 2026

    GOP Asks Justices To Lift Block In Campaign Ad Pricing Case

    Republican fundraising committees have asked the U.S. Supreme Court to lift a Fourth Circuit order blocking the Federal Communications Commission from extending discounted television and radio advertising rates to committees that buy spots in coordination with political candidates, arguing the lower court prematurely jumped into the review process.

  • August 31, 2026

    'Reality Check' Needed For E-Rate, Says Ex-FCC Commish

    A former member of the Federal Communications Commission pushed Monday for a complete review of the E-Rate program for school and library telecom discounts, asking if instead of helping students learn, it's "doing harm."

  • August 31, 2026

    Webinar Site Says Recorded Meetings Were Public

    A webinar site accused of secretly recording and posting private videoconferences online for profit told a California federal court Friday the "dissonance" required to assume the meetings are private is enough to end the proposed class action.

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